Chilipepper

Sebastes goodei

Body color: Pinkish-red; fins pink; belly whitish; young w/ light olive on back.

Peritoneum color: light     Shape between eyes: convex

Counts: D:XIII,13-14, Ar:8-9, P1:16-18, GR:34-39, LLp:50-57, LLs:60-77,V:26

Occurence: British Columbia - Baja California

Depth: 425 meters     Size: 56 cm     Species code: 30260

Similar species: Shortbelly RF - anus far anterior to anal fin (1.1 to 1.5 orbit widths); pectoral rays 19-22 (16-18 in ); head spine count differs. Bocaccio - mouth larger, maxilla extends to back of eye or beyond, lower jaw massive, greatly projecting; head spine count differs. Pacific Ocean Perch - dorsal blotches present; dark peritoneum; head spine count differs; spines present on lower edge of operculum (absent in ). Redstripe RF - lateral line clear, olivaceous mottling dorsal and ventral; peritoneum dark; head spine count differs; spines present on lower edge of operculum (absent in ).

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